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Watch: Bobby Ryan goes backhand shelf in OT, Senators steal Game 1

Don Wright-USA TODAY Sports

Bobby Ryan continues to raise his game in the playoffs.

The Ottawa Senators winger scored the overtime winner in Game 1 on Saturday by breaking into the Pittsburgh Penguins' zone and going backhand shelf on Marc-Andre Fleury.

The goal was Ryan's fifth of the playoffs after he managed only 13 in 62 games during the regular season. He also beautifully set up the game's opening goal with a nifty no-look pass to Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and has now registered 11 points in 13 games.

Three of Ryan's strikes have been game-winners, two of them coming in extra time.

For the game, Ottawa outshot the Penguins 35-28, with the Sens' last shot sealing a huge road win to open the Eastern Conference Final.

Game 2 is set for Monday.

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